A Pride of Carrots - Venus Well Served

This is the CBS Radio Workshop. Well folks, that just about winds up tonight's broadcast from the Interplanetary Rocketship American Initiative. If Commander Potter's astral navigation continues to hold as true as it has so far, I will be broadcasting to you tomorrow night at this time from the Planet Venus, which even now looms

dead ahead of us brighter and somewhat larger than our own moon. This is J. Alexander Cottle speaking for Caledonia Oil, Shirley White toothpaste, Inus Clinus Knuck Beer, and Barnum Dog Food, and returning you now to the CBS studios on Earth.

CBS Radio presents the CBS Radio Workshop, dedicated to man's imagination, the theater of the mind. Tonight, a pride of carrots or Venus well served by the noted American novelist Robert Nathan. And here to tell his story is Mr. Nathan himself.

According to recent newspaper reports, scientists have been hearing strange and mysterious radio signals, which they are convinced are broadcast from the planet Venus. And this may very well be the case. No one knows for certain that life exists on the other planets, but then no one can say for certain that it does not.

And if it does, no one can say what form that life may take. One man's guess is as good as another's, and this is mine. This is the way Venus looks to me. I feel good to stretch your legs again.

Sure does. You feel heavier or lighter? Just normal than the gravity's about the same as Earth. Look there. What? A daisy. You can take off your helmet. You sure? Sure. The presence of flora indicates the presence of air.

Good air, matter of fact. Yeah, the rocket was getting a little musty. Well, this is a solemn moment, Commander. It is indeed God who the first man on Venus. Hand me the flag, will you? Oh, you are. I hereby claim this planet for the United States of America through the courtesy of Caledonia Oil, surely white toothpaste, Inus Kleines Knacht Bear, and Barnum Dog.